Meanings
- idiomaticUsed to ask someone if they are willing to do something.
Let's go to the movies tonight, what do you say?
Synonyms: what say you
- idiomaticUsed to remind a child to say a polite expression.
I want cake! ― What do you say? ― Please!
2 more examples
That man just gave you a lovely birthday gift, young lady; what do you say? ― Thank you!
When Aunt Fiona from Florida gave Jordan some candy, Mom said, "What do you say?" and Jordan replied, "Thank you!"
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseUsed to ask someone if they are willing to do something.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 你覺得怎麼樣？ /你觉得怎么样？, 好嗎？ /好吗？
- 你覺得怎麼樣？ /你觉得怎么样？ (nǐ juéde zěnmeyàng?)used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- 好嗎？ /好吗？ (hǎo ma?)used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- 你說呢？ /你说呢？ (nǐ shuō ne?)used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- 說謝謝 /说谢谢 (shuō xièxie)used to remind a child to say a polite expression
Finnish mitä sanot, mitä sanotaan
- mitä sanotused to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- mitä sanotaanused to remind a child to say a polite expression
French qu'en dites-vous, qu'en dis-tu
- qu'en dites-vousused to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- qu'en dis-tuused to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- qu'est-ce qu'on ditused to remind a child to say a polite expression
German was meinst du?, was denkst du?
- was meinst du?used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- was denkst du?used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- wie sagt manused to remind a child to say a polite expression
Greek τι λες, τι λέμε
- τι λες (ti les)used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- τι λέμε (ti léme)used to remind a child to say a polite expression
Hungarian mit szólsz?, mit szólsz hozzá?
- mit szólsz?used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- mit szólsz hozzá?used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- mit mondunk ilyenkorused to remind a child to say a polite expression
Korean 어떻게 생각해?, 어때?
- 어떻게 생각해? (eotteoke saenggakhae?)used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- 어때? (eottae?)used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
Polish co ty na to?, co powiesz?
- co ty na to?used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- co powiesz?used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- co się mówi?used to remind a child to say a polite expression
Russian что ска́жешь?, что на́до сказа́ть?
- что ска́жешь? (što skážešʹ?)used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- что на́до сказа́ть? (što nádo skazátʹ?)used to remind a child to say a polite expression
Spanish ¿qué le parece?, ¿qué se dice?
- ¿qué le parece?used to ask someone if they are willing to do something
- ¿qué se dice?used to remind a child to say a polite expression
Cite this entry
what do you say. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20do%20you%20say
“what do you say.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20do%20you%20say. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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